In retrospect, what surprises me most is how quick it was. When Illinois approved the addition of an X gender marker on state IDs in 2019, I wasn’t even entirely sure I wanted one. It seemed ...

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The Japanese Hiroshima High Court ruled last Tuesday that a transgender woman doesn’t have to get gender-affirming surgery to be legally recognized as a woman, marking a first in the country’s history ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a ...

Demonstrators protest demanding a law to protect the rights of the transgender community outside of the parliament Bundestag building in Berlin, Friday, Apri 12, 2024. German lawmakers on Friday ...

April 8 (UPI) --The Vatican and Pope Francis issued a strong declaration Monday, condemning transgender sex change, surrogate motherhood and abortion as "grave threats" to human dignity. "We are ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark ...